puritan
/ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/ · noun
Meaning
- A puritanical person.
- Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
- A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
- Alternative letter-case form of puritan.
Etymology / origin
See Puritan.
- *pewH-(ine-pro)→
- puritan (English)
- Relations: root
Related words
Descendant words
- puritaani(Finnish) (cog)
- puritain(French) (bor)
- puritano(Ido) (bor)
- ピューリタン(Japanese) (bor)
- пуританин(Russian) (bor)
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